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CUTTING THE CAKE (From left) RSL Victoria vice president Des Callaghan, Bright RSL president Philip Keeghan, Independent MP for Indi Helen Haines, Nationals MP for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy and Bright RSL vice president Judy Moore were celebrating the Bright RSL’s 100th anniversary on Saturday.  Story page 6 PHOTO: Jean-Pierre Ronco

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Getting together THE Bright U3A moved into their new premises at the Bright Senior Citizens Centre last month, using the facilities in conjunction with the Bright Senior Citizens Club in a move supported by both groups.

The U3A Bright District moved into the centre on February 27, around a year after they began looking for larger facilities, according to Bright U3A president Marianne Dredge.

“The response from the shire and the senior citizens group has been overwhelmingly collaborative and

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cooperative,” she said.

“Our members are really impressed with the extra space we’ve got and the increased number of facilities that we have.”

According to Ms Dredge, the Bright U3A had outgrown the two rooms behind the community centre they were previously based in.

“They were really quite

tiny and COVID highlighted how restricted in space we were,” she said.

“We went from being able to have classes of about 25, squashed together, to a maximum of nine in the biggest room and five in the small room, so it really hampered what we could do there.

Ms Dredge said the transition has taken some work, but they have been well-supported by senior citizens club committee members Peter Hopper and Cath Tucker.

“There has been an adjustment to be made on both sides of the equation,” Ms Dredge said.

“If any issues that have arisen with, perhaps not doing things as each other group would like, we’ve talked about it and we’ve sorted it out.

“We made the senior citizens honorary members of U3A for 2023, so they can come along to our activities if they want to see what we’re offering and they’re welcome to attend all of our functions.”

According to Ms Dredge, the Bright U3A has grown to 217 members.

Mr Hopper, Bright Senior Citizens Club president, said the co-tenancy agreement was a natural fit as the U3A had expanded while the senior citizens club had shrunk.

“Our membership is diminished down to about 35-40 members,” he said.

“It’s very small and it’s a much older group.

“The suggestion that U3A move in as co-tenants was an opportunity for the seniors to feel we can

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Earlier this year, representatives of the three Alpine Shire U3As branches - Mount Beauty, Bright and Myrtleford, met in Bright to share ideas and discuss ways to expand and enrich the courses and programmes offered to members.

According to Ms Dredge, the gathering was so successful they decided to meet twice a year, with Henry Ziemnicki from Mount Beauty U3A arranging the next meeting in September.

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RESERVE MEETING UPDATE

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Reserve refresh underway MYRTLEFORD’S AW Richardson Pavilion’s makeover is underway, while their new amenities block is set to be completed this year.

So far the pavilion has been reclad with Colorbond sheeting, the ceiling has been lined with insulation and beams replaced, the electrics and the lighting have been upgraded, and the new 10kw solar system installed.

The ongoing upgrades to the show society office include a new ceiling, floor and furniture, while the kitchen upgrade is due to start soon.

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Debbie Geddes, president of the Myrtleford Show Society and treasurer of the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve Committee of Management, said the upgrades significantly improved the amenity of the 60-year-old building, giving it a new lease of life.

“It was probably fantastic

when it was first built, but it was showing its age,’ she said.

“Now we’re saying it’ll be around for another 60 years.”

Previously the walls weren’t fully sealed, meaning dust and leaves could fly in, and the old roof would leak, said Ms Geddes, while the insulation will keep the interior at a more comfortable temperature during hot and cold weather.

According to Ms Geddes, the building’s old wooden

ceiling beams were donated to the Myrtleford Men’s Shed, though some of the beams had been damaged by water.

Meanwhile, it was expected the new amenities block for the reserve will be completed within the year.

As well as toilets and showers for men and women, the block will also contain a bathroom for people with disabilities and a baby changing room, according to reserve committee chair Allan McGuffie.

Mr McGuffie said the block has been fully funded by a $470,000 Federal Government grant to support bushfire recovery.

The block is being built by a Yarrawonga construction company that will complete most of the construction at their factory before rapidly building it onsite.

“We’re very happy with it,” Mr McGuffie said.

“We’ve been across to Yarrawonga and seen the build.”

“It’s done in a factory so there won’t be any time

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The new block will be near the cattle pavilion, while Mr McGuffie said they will be decommissioning two older toilet facilities.

He said the new block is in keeping with the growing use of the reserve.

“There’s been a lot more use of the recreation reserve in the last two years with horse events, motorbike events, caravan events,” he said.

“We think over 20,000 people use that facility a year.”

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EXPLAINER

Why the Bright development is exempt from normal planning Whitebox Rise, A ttown pl planner and d ASC CEO explain pl i th the p process Bonegilla, Leneva Valley and Wanga-

By BRODIE EVERIST ALPINE Shire Council released a video on March 10 explaining that the Bright Valley Development, recently under fire due to the potential loss of trees near the development site, is exempt from a series of requirements usually necessary for planning permit applications.

As the Bright Valley permit application has been made under clause 43.04-3 (Development Plan Overlay) of the Alpine Planning Scheme it is exempt from particular notice and decision requirements, as well as third party review rights in the Victorian Planning and Environment Act. In the video, Alpine Shire chief executive officer Will Jeremy said this means the planning application is exempt from public notices, such as advertisements in the paper or notices placed outside the property.

According to Mr Jeremy,

council is not obliged to contact objectors to the planning application or invite them into a forum to discuss their objections, nor can objectors apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for a third party review of council’s decision.

According to a locallybased town planner who has worked for a range of public sector clients (and currently has a contract with the Alpine Shire), the planning application is exempt from these requirements because it is under a Development Plan Overlay (DPO), the first of four steps in the planning process for large developments like the Bright Valley Development.

The Minister for Planning applied the Bright Valley DPO in 2015 at the request of council when the land was also rezoned from Farming Zone to General Residential Zone.

According to the town

planner, prior to the application of a DPO community and stakeholders are notified and invited to make submissions through a planning scheme amendment process.

They said council must notify anyone it believes may be materially affected by the amendment and this is normally done through advertisements in the paper and notices (letters).

“A feature of the DPO is it extinguishes third party notice and appeal rights for future planning permit applications,” they said.

“Undertaking adequate notice at the planning scheme amendment stage for a DPO is very important as it is the last formal opportunity for the community to get involved.”

The second step is the Development Plan, which can be considered a master plan for a site.

The Development Plan must be generally in accord-

ance with the DPO and it is approved by council.

According to the town planner, it is not subject to the normal approval or review processes that changes to the planning scheme, or planning permit applications are.

The third step in the process is the lodgement of subdivisions plans.

The town planner said the Bright Valley Development has lodged its first subdivision plan for stage one and stage two and now the responsible authority (council) must consider whether to approve a planning permit for it.

The subdivision plan includes subdividing part of the land for dwellings, determining the lot design, and the urban character of the first stage of the estate.

The final step of the development is for individual lots, where planning permits may be required

for uses and buildings.

They said this four-step process was a way to streamline larger developments, allowing developers to build an estate in stages without having to go through the same planning processes for each part of the development.

“A developer can come in and get that high level master plan approved; they can confidently go ahead and develop their land knowing that they’re not going to go through VCAT every time they want to do a new plan of subdivision or build a new dwelling a long as it’s generally in accordance with the approved development plan,” they said.

According to the town planner, most of the councils in North East Victoria have applied the DPO. They said Wodonga and Wangaratta have used DPOs to manage large residential development sites like

ratta north, west and south growth areas.

While the permit application for stage one and two for the Bright Valley Development is exempt from certain notice and review requirements, as of Friday last week the application was still open for informal public submissions for consideration by council before it makes a decision.

“The key information is your name and address so we know who you are, but also the grounds on which you are objecting,” Mr Jeremy said in the March 10 video.

“What’s important for us to understand is how this planning permit, if it was approved, how would this affect you personally, and if you can, what are the planning grounds on which you are making an objection.”

To make a submission go to https://www.alpineshire. vic.gov.au/bright-valley-development.

Councillors face 3197 signatures strong petition

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE A PETITION urging Alpine Shire Council to reconsider the proposed removal of trees along the Great Alpine Road leading into the Bright township was first on the agenda at the monthly council meeting last night.

The petition submitted to council at their February meeting had 118 signatures but has since grown to 3197, while an online petition gathered almost 23,000.

Six planning applications were also on the agenda, for works in Wandiligong, Eurobin, Bright and Myrtleford.

Councillors also planned to adopt and implement the Alpine Planning Scheme Review 2023.

You can watch the meeting recording on the Alpine Shire Council YouTube channel and the Alpine Observer and Myrtleford Times will have more information in next week’s edition.

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AGREEMENT POSSIBLE: Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy has said he believes the community and the Deague Group can come to agreement over the Bright Valley Development.

There is a way ahead on Bright trees: McCurdy OVENS Valley MP Tim McCurdy has said he believes the community and the Deague Group can come to agreement over the Bright Valley Development.

In a statement released last week, he said Bright needs new housing, and the proposed development was a way of ensuring Bright residents have access to cheaper housing, and the opportunity to stay local.

“It is also important that we preserve the iconic environmental entryway into Bright, with those beautiful old elm trees,” he said.

“Having met with both concerned community members, and the devel-

opers, I am convinced that there is a way ahead that will see minimal impact upon the ‘gateway trees’ whilst also allowing for this development to take place.

“I have seen plans that suggest the removal of only one tree, and the relocation of only two, currently immature, trees.

“This is not an excessive number, and a significant decrease on what has been suggested in the past.

“Further, there are several gaps in the tree line, which the developer has offered to fill by placing new trees in those gaps.

“This will not take away from the iconic entryway but add to it.

“I think there is a real opportunity for the developer and the residents of Bright, the community, to come to an agreement.

“The mock-up that I saw will really encourage people to think a little bit laterally, however, they provide a clear vision for the future.

“I encouraged the developers to take their vision into the community, to talk to community leaders, show them their plans and designs, and hear their concerns.

“In that same spirit of congeniality, I urge locals to put aside agendas, and come to the table with an open mind about this new development.”

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Road on track to re-open next month

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE THE Bogong High Plains road is reportedly on track to reopen on April 25 in time for the winter ski season, according to major Road Projects Victoria, pending weather and ground conditions.

The next community popup will take place in Bright today from 11.30am-1pm outside Woolworths, located at 87-91 Gavan St, Bright.

A progress report stated the removal of material to allow for the re-opening of Bogong High Plains Road was “progressing well”.

Following an agreement with Alpine Shire Council, material will soon start being carted to the Wermatong Pit, located off Damms Road in Mount Beauty, where it will be used to rehabilitate areas where rock was previously extracted Trucks will cart material along

APRIL 25: The Bogong High Plains Road is set to re-open at the end of April. the designated haulage route seven days a week, between the hours of 6am and 6pm.

Project construction partner, Whelans Group Investments, will have measures in place to ensure they don’t exceed 40kp/h when travelling through residential areas, and drivers will avoid using their engine brakes where possible to minimise noise impacts.

The Department of Transport and Planning has completed upgrades to the Emergency Access Track around the Bogong High Plains Road landslip, and

it is now available for use by approved four-wheel and allwheel drive vehicles.

The hours of use have also been extended from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week.

To use the track you must have an approved permit, which you can apply for by emailing humeregionalpartners@roads. vic.gov.au and requesting a link to the online application form.

Local business owner Pierre Azemat said it’s been a “long, hard trot” for businesses so he’s hopeful the road will open as expected.

“The last couple of years have been really tough with bushfires in 2019, a couple years of COVID and now this landslide,” he said.

“It’s clearly not been great for business in Mount Beauty and for the poor businesses in Falls Creek it’s sad to see what they’ve had to go through.

“It’s with great pleasure and hope that the road opening next month is going to give them back a lifeline before the winter season hits and hopefully we get a big dump of snow.

“It’s hard to judge with any real idea of the magnitude of what’s left to be done but I think the truck drivers have been doing an amazing job and they’ve clearly been working exceptionally hard.

“There’s more on the road at the moment and they seem pretty positive too so I’d like to believe the re-open will happen.”

Positive reports on reserve roundtable

CEO meets with concerned residents

By BRODIE EVERIST BETWEEN 35-40 concerned residents met with Alpine Shire chief executive officer (CEO) Will Jeremy at the Howitt Park Soundshell in Bright last Saturday to discuss the Bright Valley Development and the potential removal of trees near the site, according to Leanne Boyd, Bright resident and local campaigner for Bright’s ‘gateway trees’.

“People got to talk back openly and the CEO answered the best he could,” she said.

“We are grateful that he came.”

She said the meeting was positive, with concerns raised around transparency of planning for the development.

“There are a lot of things that need clarification and investigation,” she said.

“We’re still hoping to lose no trees if we can.”

According to Ms Boyd, there was no evidence the site has been subject to a soil test despite the land having previously been a tobacco farm.

She said dieldrin, an organochloride pesticide chemical, was commonly used on tobacco farms in the area, meaning the site may be contaminated.

According to Agriculture Victoria, dieldrin can contaminate soil for decades.

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By BRODIE EVERIST AROUND 20 attended the strategic plan meeting for the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve at Club Savoy on Saturday, March 18, with good reports from user group representatives.

“There was quite a bit of discussion about different areas, but we all came away really happy about what we’re going to do,” president of the Myrtleford Show Society Debbie Geddes said.

Allan McGuffie, chairperson of the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve Committee, said the meeting was productive, with issues raised including drainage, footpath infrastructure, communication between user groups, and the booking

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He said the committee is currently receiving assistance from a consultant to find a better booking system.

President of the Myrtleford Speedway Glen Walch said representatives of the different clubs were given the opportunity to speak on what they hoped to see for the reserve.

He said their club would like to see lights installed at the speedway so night meetings can be run, and it would also allow the speedway to be used by other groups too.

Mr Walch also said drainage issues were raised following a particularly wet spring last year that saw many events cancelled or postponed.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be a part of community renewables push IF you want to do something about climate change you can start today by engaging with your local council, support the Myrtleford Community Power (MCP) group and ‘electrify everything’.

I recently became aware of this small group of people and the amazing work they have done so far in the push to renewable energy for our town.

Federal Government must lead with a national plan for electrification similar to the US Biden government’s plan.

This plan will see the greatest transfer of wealth in history; from energy producers to energy consumers - and that means you and me.

Some areas that government can engage in quickly are mandates and moratoriums; incentives like subsidies and tax deduction, disincentives like taxes; education and training and building codes.

We need them to move faster.

It is at a community level that the push for faster government action will come.

We need to see that we will be winners in the transition to renewables.

We can have cheaper energy and a safe climate for our children.

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A failure in due process claim HONESTLY, I believe there has been a failure in due process with the entire history of the new estate that is proposed for Bright and lack of consultation with residents.

All of the concerning issues that have surfaced have struck a chord with locals, a project that is very emotive.

A viable alternative access into and exiting the estate has been discussed and many have voiced that Stackey Gully Road

and Taylors Road could be achieved with a service road in the estate running parallel with the Great Alpine Road (GAR).

I have asked the Alpine Shire Council (ASC) four questions: Was it the ASC who proposed the entrance and exits to the estate was going to be from the GAR? Was it the Deague Group that recommended Stackey and Taylors Gully roads?

Was it the ASC who recommended that our 100 year old trees could be removed?

Has adequate soil testing been done on the new estate?

Back when I was on council in 2015 no consultation took place re: the estate, we were told we had to vote in the affirmative, this went against my moral conscience, furious that as elected councillor my democratic rights had been denied.

I would have said no to the estate.

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Constraints being, the Victorian Government was involved.

Hopefully, future estates can consult with residents prior to residential rezoning.

Over the past four years there have been six versions of the plans, the most recent was only formally released in March 2023 with plans to remove a significant number of our entrance trees.

The estate has not made allowances for social housing which is very disappointing.

In 2015 a recommendation for 140 houses was proposed, now 300 houses are on the agenda.

At least the Alpine Shire has now recognised that heritage listing of our entrance trees is a possibility and is an agenda item at the March 28 meeting.

Kate Farrell, Wandiligong (Former councillor for the Alpine Shire).

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Stories abound in 150th commemoration

By BRODIE EVERIST POREPUNKAH Primary School’s classrooms were filled with nostalgia last Saturday as former students visited the school’s 150th anniversary open day.

School principal Jill Gillies said they were busy throughout the whole day, from 103pm, as people explored the school and met up with old classmates.

“We even had a little rain come through but that did not dampen any of the fun,” she said.

“The best thing about the whole day was that connection between old friends.

“We saw lots of hugs and tears, happiness and joy in in the corridors of the school, which was lovely.”

She said some attendees were able to assist with the identification of people in old photographs, while others told stories of their time at the school.

“Lots of stories of pranks back in the 1950s involving outhouses and witchetty grubs, and there was a story about bees being released into the school building,” she said.

“And, of course, the inevitable strap, as was the case in those days.”

Local musician Joe Davis provided some live music, and the event also featured local food vendors including the Bright Lions Club and workers from Bright’s Dumu Cafe.

DRESSSING UP: (From left) Alison Watkins, Heidi Booth, Indiana Watkins, Mia JonesDuell, Brooklyn Watkins and Fleur Booth enjoying the festivities in their 1873 costumes.

Tawonga South still busting

By BRODIE EVERIST TAWONGA South remains desperate for a public toilet, but council is yet to announce any solution to the town’s lack of facilities.

Tawonga South residents John Gibbons and Beth Smith helped spearhead the campaign for a public bathroom in the town, which included starting a petition in 2018 that garnered 837 signatures.

According to Ms Smith,

council has had numerous opportunities to find space for a public toilet, but without success.

“They say it’s too expensive, but at what price is sanitation?” she said.

As the Myrtleford Times/ Alpine Observer reported in February, many visitors to the town use business facilities or even urinate in public due to the lack of a public toilet.

Ms Smith said tourists often gather in Tawonga South, making the lack of

toilets even more challenging.

“The natural gathering spot is in that wide strip in Tawonga South,” she said.

“That’s where the tourists all gather to meet and reconnect, if they’re on bikes or motorbikes or in cars.”

The Alpine Shire Council was contacted for comment, but said they have no further updates since their February 2 announcement that they had not secured a site for a public toilet in the town.

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TOILET TRIBULATION: Tawonga South remains desperate for a public toilet, according to residents John Gibbons and Beth Smith.

Wine producers support GROW Myrtleford+ fundraiser THE Grow Myrtleford+ committee has launched its first community fundraiser selling wine packs from local winery’s taking full advantage of their Alpine location.

“We are thrilled that nine Alpine Valley wineries have come on board and donated wine for our fundraiser,” said GROW Myrtleford+ committee member Lisa Shute.

Ms Shute said the fundraiser launched late last month and the response has been really positive with orders rolling in.

Perfectly timed for Easter and long weekend festivities, each pack includes six bottles of mixed red and white varieties for $195 from Bike and Barrel, Homestead Estate, Eagle Range, Bush Track, Gapsted, Mayford, Billy Button, Michelini and Feathertop.

Ms Shute said there are limited stock available and all profits will contribute to the GROW Myrtleford+ fund, which in turn will be invested back into the community through grantmaking. “ We wanted to run a campaign that is unique to our area, to showcase our region’s wine whilst promoting and supporting the sub-fund,” she said.

In its first 18 months in operation Grow Myrtleford+ - a sub fund of the Into Our Hands Community Foundation - distributed more than $21,000 back into the community through its inaugural grant round, which supported four Myrtleford organisations, specifically Myrtleford Landcare, Myrtleford Community Garden, Myrtleford Community Power and Myrtleford and District Landcare & Sustainability Group Inc. and Myrtleford Recreation Reserve, who shared in more than $11,000 in funding with a further $10,000 pledged for a mobile health outreach facility.

“The support for the sub-fund has been astonishing, so we are confident that locals will support us again in this fundraising venture,” Ms Shute said.

To support the fundraiser you can purchase a wine pack online at https:// intoourhandsfoundation.com.au/fund/ growmyrtleford/ Orders can be collected from Myrtleford Art Gallery or they can be sent directly for a small shipping charge.

To learn more about the GROW Myrtleford+ sub-fund and Into Our Hands Community Foundation visit https:// intoourhandsfoundation.com.au/ or call Peter McCabe (executive officer) on 0466 252 866.

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Exceptional harvest for wineries

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE LOCAL wineries are excited about the full potential of the 2023 season, with harvest well underway.

Gapsted chief executive officer Andrew Santarossa said so far the quality has been “exceptional”.

“We started harvesting on March 1 which is about a week later than traditional start date but what we’ve taken in so far in terms of sparkling and white has been exceptional,” he said.

“Yields are down but the quality is as good as you can get so we’re excited about the potential of harvest.

“The recent rain event last week brought everything to a standstill but we’re about to transition into the reds and we’re still very hopeful it will be a strong vintage.

them healthy and to make sure we got a crop for this 2023 vintage, with harvest started 10 days later than last year,” he said.

“The wet weather was difficult but fortunately from January onwards we had a dry spell and the quality is exceptional this year for Michelini Wines.

“Providing we don’t get a lot of rain for our red in the coming weeks, they should be absolutely magnificent.

“Crop yields are average for us, we started picking sparkling in the first week of March and just finished all our whites and there’ll probably be two to three weeks before we start on reds.

“So far we’ve picked around 300 tonnes with 200 to go.

“We’re looking forward to having magnificent wines for La Fiera.”

“As of Friday last week we’d harvested approximately 50 per cent of the grape intake which is about 1300 tonnes.

“If the reasonably good weather continues we’re hopeful that by the end of April or the first week of May we’ll have all the reds in and they’ll be as high quality as what the white has been.

“In terms of quantity we’re probably 25 per cent down; forecasting to take in three and a half thousand based on where we’re sitting at the moment, but the flip side is the quality is there and we’re feeling very positive.”

Michelini Wines director Dino Michelini said the 2023 season has been “strenuous and costly” but has yielded some quality grapes.

“We’ve had to do a lot in trying to maintain the grapes to keep

PERFECT QUALITY: Gapsted cheif executive officer Andrew Santarossa is positive the 2023 harvest will be exceptional.

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Bright RSL celebrates its centenary

By BRODIE EVERIST

100 YEARS OF SERVICE: Bright RSL president Philip Keeghan spoke on the history of the RSL sub-branch at their 100th anniversary celebration last Saturday. PHOTO: Jean-Pierre Ronco

THE Bright RSL SubBranch celebrated its 100th anniversary last Saturday, filling the Bright Community Centre for a luncheon attended by many RSL members across the region, as well as local MPs. Bright RSL president Philip Keeghan said 76 attended the lunch, with many RSL members

from across the North East, including Euroa, Shepparton, Broadford and Rutherglen.

“Everything went to plan, no hiccups, everyone enjoyed themselves,” he said.

“It was a good day.”

Mr Keeghan thanked all attendees, including independent MP for Indi Helen Haines, Nationals MP for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy and RSL

Victoria vice president Des Callaghan.

He also thanked Kay Adams, Maz White, and John and Judy Moore for helping set up the event, as well as Dumu Cafe workers for catering the event, and members of the Bright United Football Club for manning the bar.

Mr Keeghan spoke at the event, while Mr Callaghan presented the

Bright RSL sub-branch with a congratulatory certificate to mark the anniversary.

Members of the Bright Scouts also presented the RSL sub-branch with a framed series of ANZAC Day Scout badges.

Mr Keeghan said the RSL is now looking to ANZAC Day preparations, while they also have a guest speaker planned for the RSL in June.

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Perfect delivery for 125th

By BRODIE EVERIST THE Bright Bowls Club celebrated their 125th anniversary over the weekend of March 18 and 19, with a dinner on the Saturday followed by a day of social bowls.

Bowls club member Jill Woods said they had around 60 attendees, including Bowls Victoria chief executive officer Tony Sherwill, Ovens and Murray Bowls region president Laureen Smith, Alpine Shire mayor John Forsyth and Bright Community Bank chair Tim May. Ms Woods said they also had five guests that attended the club’s 100th anniversary in 1998, including Kevin Chalwell, who is still a club member today.

She said the club’s two life members, Elaine O’Shea and Bridget Smith, cut the anniversary cake and were also presented with flowers, along with long-time member Ron Sibley.

Club member Mikey Clayton provided live music on guitar and vocals, with a couple of guests even getting up to sing, according to Ms Woods.

“After the formalities there was time for great music, dancing and many, many catchups,” she said.

Ms Woods said around 28 attended their “Sunday fun day”, where

BOWLS BIRTHDAY: Members of the Bright Bowls Club at the 125th anniversary social bowls day on March 19. they played bowls-related games, used the old-fashioned wide-bias bowls, and even had six players dress in old uniforms.

“We had a really good Sunday

with lots of laughs - just a lovely day,” she said.

She said using the old bowls was challenging, while the uniforms, with their shirts and ties for men,

weren’t entirely suited for the warm weather.

“Playing in those outfits really made us appreciate what we have today,” she said.

McCurdy calls for allresort passes OVENS Valley MP Tim McCurdy has called for the return of all-resort season passes, saying season passes for both Falls Creek and Mount Hotham cost upwards of $1135.

Raising the matter in Parliament, Mr McCurdy, said that it was unacceptable that workers across multiple resorts are being slugged with the decision to not offer an ‘AllResort Season Pass’.

“We know how hard it is for businesses to get workers, and how competitive the employment market is during the winter season for resort-based businesses,” Mr McCurdy said.

“We should be making it as easy and affordable as possible to encourage more workers to gain employment across multiple resorts over the snow season.

“In 2019 people accessing multiple resorts in the season were able to buy a one-time pass that was cheaper than purchasing two separate passes.”

Cheaper V/Line fares commence from March 31

By STEVE KELLY ALPINE Shire V/Line commuters will save on regional travel when capped pricing comes into effect in time for school holidays on March 31.

Daily adult tickets will cost $9.20 and concessions $4.60 compared to the current cost of a V/Line return ticket from Wangaratta to Southern Cross Station at $67.60 per adult and $33.80 for concession.

The fare cap applies to all PTV regional buses, town buses and V/ Line trains and coaches.

It was one of the Labor Government’s election campaign promises and Premier Daniel Andrews talked about the win for commuters at a noisy Southern Cross Station last Tuesday.

“It’s about giving to regional Victorians the same fare equity that metropolitan Melbourne passengers have enjoyed for a long time,” he said.

“It’s about making sure our regional families, whether it be coming to the football, attending a medical appointment or indeed

travelling to work can have the same fare structure and the same deal that metro passengers have.”

Mr Andrews said COVID has impacted the number of regional people travelling to Melbourne - down 80 per cent of pre-COVID levels - and it was a good time to introduce the fare cap to boost these numbers.

“Other networks across the world would have taken years to deliver a big change like this - it’s been delivered in four months and bookings are now open,” he said.

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Mr Andrews said it’s not just about people travelling to Melbourne, it’s about people heading out to regional Victoria and tak-

ing their money with them, which boosts tourism.

The cap will also apply to interstate travel within 60km of the Victorian border, to ensure those living in border communities in New South Wales and South Australia benefit as well.

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PART 1

A valley of football teams

By JOHN TAYLOR OAM, Myrtleford and District Historical Society Inc.

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NE could not have imagined that a challenge match between two small towns in the late 1880s would expand and envelope many settlements, attracting the allegiance of dedicated crowds each week.

Initially the players, numbering 20 on the field at a time, wore lace-up vests, leggings and then a variety of attire in club colours.

Players and spectators came to football matches on horseback or horse-drawn coaches.

Much later, the luxury of a tray truck with tarpaulin canopy and buses would accommodate them, but not for some time.

Rivalry between Bright and Myrtleford began in 1886 when the teams met on a miserable June day that saw Bright win by 9 goals.

From here, interest was shown by other towns—Harrietville, Wandiligong and Porepunkah—and eventually a MyrtlefordBright District Football League was formed.

A generous gesture by the Chambers family secured an oval in Myrtleford, now known as ‘Memorial Park’ by 1890.

In the early 1890s, state parliamentarians Joseph Ferguson, MLA and then Mr JA Isaacs, MLA promoted the competition by donating trophies to any team who won the Challenge Cup three years in succession.

The ‘Alpine Observer’ reported on the Isaacs Trophy Playoff on October 16, 1896 between Myrtleford and Wandiligong: “About 100 Myrtleford supporters arrived by train at 3:40 pm and returned at 7:30.

“Wandiligong failed dreadfully in goal kicking.......the final scores being Myrtleford 3-2, Wandiligong 1-3.”

Myrtleford Tigers, in yellow and black

VALLEY ROVERS FOOTBALL TEAM, OVENS, 1937: Left to Right: Archie Brown, Arthur Curran, Bill Allett, Les Brown, Jim Brown, Kevin McCormack, Ted Brown, Frank green, Reg Watson, Mark Butler, Fred Smith, Lionel Coppermann, Gavin Kelly, Cecil Green, George Ottaway, Toby Townsend, Digger Green, Gudgeon Green.

MYRTLEFORD FOOTBALL TEAM, PREMIERS, 1923: (Back) Ted Croucher, Eric Gall, Harold Clemens, Jack Grant, Jack Clancy, Jim Mummery, Wally Simmons, Perc Mummery, Constable Theobold. (Centre) Dave Grant, Martin Seymour, Rupe Chambers, Joe Crotty, Jack Onley, Jim Moodie, Reg Robertson. (Front) Ian O’Donnell, Brian O’Donnell, Jack Morison, Rev Osmond.

GAPSTED FOOTBALL TEAM, PREMIERS, 1936.

MYRTLEFORD TIGERS FOOTBALL TEAM, 1907.

guernseys, had continued success, claiming another premiership cup donated

by Mr G Farley at the turn of the 20th century.

Down the valley, football had been played at Whorouly since the early 1890s, using farmer’s paddocks, including those of the Newton and Moore families.

Whorouly wore guernseys of red, white and black until 1914, when it was revealed that these were the colours of the German national flag.

Maroon guernseys would be worn from then on.

In 1904, Whorouly joined the Ovens and King Football League, winning the premiership in 1909 and then in 1925 and 1926.

At Gapsted, O and K games had been played on

the local oval from early days against Whorouly, Everton, Moyhu, El Dorado and Tarrawingee.

In their navy blue guernseys with white collar and cuffs, Gapsted defeated Myrtleford by 3 points in the 1913 grand final, their first year in the MyrtlefordBright League.

Feelings ran high, the ‘Myrtleford Mail’ reporting the need “to enlist the support of Constable McKeogh to keep spectators off the ground.”

Play was suspended during World War I, resuming in June 1918.

Players seemed to enjoy the return, the newspaper describing a one-sided game between Gapsted and Whorouly at Memorial Park as “quality, played in a convivial manner with dashing play.”

The Myrtleford team’s season had commenced in a five-team competition involving Bright, Freeburgh, Wandiligong and Porepunkah.

The ‘Myrtleford Mail’ reported “The local football season opened in real football weather.

Myrtleford travelled to Freeburgh in a five-horse

drag supplied by Messrs Crawford and Co. The day was foggy and drizzly and increased in intensity as the destination was reached.”

The visitors won a “hotly contested game” by one point, 4-2 to 3-7.

Next season, player availability was affected at times by the influenza outbreak in 1919.

The playing surface at ‘Memorial Park’ came in for media attention after the 1920 grand final at which Gapsted 6-11 had defeated Myrtleford 4-6: “the centre was a trifle greasy. Some players got wrong side up.”

The following year, Gapsted again reigned supreme when “the central umpire lost control of the game and a fair amount of rough play was evident.”

Season 1921 had also involved Buffalo River, Ovens-Eurobin Rovers and El Dorado teams.

Myrtleford then created two teams, one with blue guernseys and a white ‘V’ in the O and K competition (winning the premiership in 1923) and the Wanderers, wearing maroon with a yellow ‘V’ in the MyrtlefordBright League.

Disqualification led Gapsted to re-join the O and K League in 1924, with tough encounters against Whorouly and Wangaratta Rovers experienced in 1925 and 1926.

The club was then in recess for two years before re-joining the MyrtlefordBright competition.

In 1930, the O and K teams were Myrtleford, King Valley United, Whorouly, Waratahs, Moyhu, El Dorado, Milawa and Beechworth.

The Myrtleford-Bright League teams were the Wanderers, Gapsted, Bright, Porepunkah, Valley Rovers (Ovens-Eurobin), Buffalo River, Whorouly East Rovers and Harrietville.

The Great Depression meant players were at a premium and anyone coming to town was recruited.

Premierships were elusive for Myrtleford teams until the late 1930s.

In 1936, under the captaincy of Dr Beaumont, Myrtleford defeated Whorouly and Len Ablett tied in the O and K best and fairest medal count.

The following year resulted in a grand final loss to Beechworth.

In the Myrtleford-Bright League, the 1936 September grand final on Memorial Park saw Gapsted defeat Valley Rovers in a “spinetingling” 14-12 to 14-11 win, “a magnificent exhibition of team co-operation”, according to the ‘Myrtleford Times’.

In 1938, this result would be reversed and then the onset of world war in 1939 would change valley football for ever.

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WELL DONE: Alexander’s First National Real Estate director Kay Alexander with Regan Alexander and their awards.

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Director of Alexander’s First National, Ms Alexander said it was a “surprise and an honour” to receive the award, and for Regan to receive his award, for their agency.

“These award nights are an important event as they encourage First National’s agents to aspire to an ongoing process of performance improvement that benefits their customers,” she said.

“Our team’s hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence have not gone unnoticed within our network.

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Harrietville TV “loud and clear”

By BRODIE EVERIST HARRIETVILLE’S TV signal has improved since the signal switched over to new equipment last week, according to Harrietville TV Committee president Ed Gardner.

He said the upgrade had gone smoothly without any issues.

According to Mr Gardner, some houses had issues picking up the signal but members of the committee have since addressed them after

doing a callout online.

“The weather elements up here are quite harsh and some of the equipment on their roofs gets knocked around a bit,” he said.

“The signal itself, when everything’s set up correctly, it’s coming through loud and clear.”

Mr Gardner said they are currently having problems transmitting ABC FM radio, which is also repeated near the Cavalier Spur Track.

It is usually transmitted to

the village on 98.7, but Mr Gardner said no signal is currently reaching Harrietville.

He said it is likely the radio equipment will need to be taken out for testing.

The committee recently received an $11,099 grant from Emergency Management Victoria to improve broadcast coverage across Harrietville and surrounds.

They also contributed some of their own funds to the TV equipment upgrade.

LOUD AND CLEAR: Members of the Harrietville TV committee (from left) Ed Gardner, Levi Gutnick, Bennett Mountjoy, John Downey and Ed Byford.

PEOPLE AROUND TOWN

Annemarie Freyburger How long have you lived in the area?

We have lived here for 31 years, after spending holidays here, we thought this would be a great place to live and retire.

What do you like about the area?

The mountains, the lake, the river and the environment in general, and the locals aren’t bad either, including our lovely neighbours.

Would you like to see any changes or additions?

No, I like it just the way it is.

What do you do, your hobbies and interests?

I like playing classical music on my piano, studying languages, Italian and French, German is my first language and of course English.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

Up to Bogong Village, over to historic Wandiligong and on one of the many beautiful walks around Mount Beauty.

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TAWONGA SOUTH

How long have you been living in the area?

I have lived in Myrtleford my whole life, so 22 years.

What do you do for a living?

I work part-time as the communication and publicity officer at Marian College and also as a receptionist at Ovens Valley Physio. But I studied to be a graphic designer and hope to eventually start a career in that field.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I enjoy going for walks, eating out at cute cafes (to treat myself after going for a walk) and spending time with friends and family. I also enjoy being creative, making homemade cards and scrolling through Instagram looking at all the amazing things people create themselves.

What do you like about the area?

I love that the area has things to do

all year round. In summer it is normally hot enough to go swimming every day in either the rivers or other swimming holes. In winter you aren’t far away from the snow, even if I only go for tobogganing and snowman making.

And it’s only a few hours drive to the beach if you wanted to change it up or to go to Melbourne to be in the city.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

I think Mount Buffalo is always a winner. I have been on many visits to Mount Buffalo with family members that have been visiting from overseas as well as friends from around Melbourne and closer areas.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

I don’t think there is really anything I would change. Of course, there are not always as many opportunities being in a rural area but I think we are central enough to go to places close by to find those opportunities. It is a great place to live just the way it is.

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A QUESTION OF KNOWLEDGE: The Red Cross Trivia night at Settlers Tavern.

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A busy March for Kiewa locals

By FAY MASON, Kiewa Valley Correspondent Fay, who is also a regular host on Alpine Radio, can be contactedon 0410 738 266, or email faymariemason@gmail.com

THE Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association will be holding a major event on Thursday, April 6 at 7.30pm at The Auditorium in Mount Beauty.

The forum will have representatives from each level of government, federal, state and local, Dr Helen Haines MHR, Tim McCurdy MLA, and Will Jeremy Alpine Shire chief executive officer.

The representatives will update you on current government concerns, followed by question time when you will have an opportunity to have your

concerns discussed.

Following question time you will have a chance to ask questions in an informal setting over a ‘ cuppa’.

Please put this in your diary, an event not to be missed.

LAST week Red Cross were certainly out and about in the community; on Monday, March 21 the free barbecue was held at Hydro Park in Mount Beauty, and the following day one was held up at Falls Creek.

They were held each fortnight throughout March.

On Wednesday, March 22 a trivia night was held at Settlers Tavern.

This free event was to encourage social connection and participation.

The night was booked to capacity with eight teams enjoying a night of trivia, fun and games.

Jai Edwards, Red Cross disaster recovery officer said “it was great to see groups of all ages there.”

“The winning team (by a narrow margin) was the ‘Let’s Get Quizzical’ taking home $150 in vouchers.”

The next Trivia night will

be held on April 5 at Settlers Tavern.

For full details to register go to AustralianRedCross. eventbrite.com.au, or call Jai Edwards on 0499 281 929.

THE Resilience Picnic had a good turn out last Saturday with a good crowd enjoying the demonstrations, displays, sausage sizzle, and more.

In attendance were Red Cross, NE Water, Ambulance Victoria, Bright SES, and Mount Beauty CFA. There was a generator demonstration with a ‘hands on approach’ so people could

try out getting one up and running, and a demonstration of a fire and showing how the firemen enter a burning building and the dangers they face.

Coffee was on hand from Johnnies Coffee Van. The Alpine FM team was there in the new outside broadcast van, its debut outing providing a good chance for people to meet the faces behind the voices.

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YOUNG ACHIEVER: Mount Beauty teenager Callum Bowring was awarded the Kiewa Valley Young Achiever this year.

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Callum is all about community

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE COMMUNITY-minded Mount Beauty teenager Callum Bowring has been recognised for his efforts with the Kiewa Valley Young Achiever of the Year Award for 2023.

Callum was awarded at the annual Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards in January and said he was “extremely grateful”.

“I also immediately felt motivated to continue my efforts within the community,” he said.

“I enjoy being able to share my expertise and knowledge in areas that I am interested in with other like-minded individuals who also have goals and are aspiring to be the best that they can be.

“I also like being able to run into someone down the street and have a meaningful conversation

with them, regardless of who they are.”

Callum has also taken on roles as college vicecaptain, student executive and student council representative, is involved with his school’s performing arts, as well as participating in multiple local sporting teams.

“In my time in these roles I am proud to have been part of a team who has implemented change to elements of the school, such

as the uniform, to ensure that there are adequate options to make all students feel comfortable and included during their time at school,” he said.

“In 2020 and 2021 I was awarded the school’s performing arts award for my dedication to the school band and other performing arts branches such as the school production and being a leader among these groups.

“I assisted students new

to the programs wherever I could; this was all achieved despite the continued curve balls that were thrown at us in that time.

“I enjoy being heavily involved in local sport as it not only provides challenge and give me opportunity to grow, but it is a great platform for me to share some of my sporting expertise with young aspiring athletes.

“It is also a great way to meet new people and

collaborate with others, which is an essential skill in life.”

For other young people looking to become more involved in their community, Callum has this advice.

“Just start getting to know people,” he said.

“Whether you are joining a local club or group, or being a member of a council any way in which you are collaborating with people is a great way to become involved.”

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Celebrating heritage Packed out La Fiera fundraiser evening fires up festival fever

BY SHANE DOUTHIE sdouthie@ nemedia.com.au

A VIRTUAL who’s who of Myrtleford attended the La Fiera fundraiser last Sunday evening, with more than 100 people filling St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall for the event.

The night was also a time to meet this year’s Young Ambassadors and reflect on the event’s 13 year history and the plans to continue the popular three-day event well into the future.

La Fiera spokesperson John Costenaro said the fundraising evening was important to the La Fiera committee, not only as one of the main events of the festival but also because it brings the community together.

“It’s so very well-supported through local community and Italian groups and other very generous people,” he said.

“This is really a good start for the festival for us which we can build on from here.”

La Fiera convener John Reynolds-Smith told the assembled crowd there were two equally crucial ingredients to the festival’s ongoing success.

“Firstly, a passionate and dedicated grouping of Myrtleford Circoli-Italian Clubs, and businesses who present year after year, the deliciousness of Italian regional cooking and wonderful Italian wines,” Mr Reynolds-Smith said.

“Secondly, the commitment of the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce and

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DEATH NOTICES MORRISSEY, (nee Sanderson), Pauline (Sandy).

Passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Austin Hospital.

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THE TRADITION CONTINUES: Jodie, Lily and Tony Cuskelly enjoyed the packed-out event.

Industry (MCC&I) to promote the economic wellbeing of Myrtleford whilst acknowledging the Italian contribution to this town and region.”

He said the shutdowns and difficulties of the COVID years have intervened to sharpen the committee’s focus.

“Simply put, we had to embrace, in part, the maxim of “the user pays”, or in our case, attendees needed to contribute to not only ensure we could ‘open the

one initiative, I believe, that could and perhaps should be fully embraced by the Circoli to act as mentors, provide encouragement and financial support for this ongoing Young Ambassadors program.”

MCC&I secretary Kerry Murphy outlined the history of the La Fiera Festival which was started by the MCC&I for the economic benefit of Myrtleford and to get Myrtleford on the tourism map.

doors’ each year but also ensure there would be minimal costs on the participating Circoli, and so help those clubs to fund raise, and finance and promote their activities through their (and Myrtleford’s) Club Savoy,” Mr Reynolds-Smith said.

“The festival will always have challenges, the largest perhaps being the handing on of the Italian culture to the younger ones.

“The Young Ambassadors movement is for instance

PHOTO: Brodie Everist “The festival was the brainchild of Noel Stone, former president of the Chamber of Commerce, and was in direct response to the closure of the tobacco industry and the loss of an estimated $95 million to the local economy in 2006.

“There was a deliberate and thought-out process, determining Myrtleford’s unique selling point, and what could we offer that is different to other regional towns and unique to Myrtleford.

“The obvious one was Myrtleford’s connection to Italian culture and heritage.

“La Fiera’s point of difference and strength of the festival is having the local Circoli catering at the Wine & Food Festa with Alpine Valleys Vignerons.

“Food and wine events happen around the country as do Italian Festivals, but none have the heart and soul with genuine traditional regional food offerings as Myrtleford’s.”

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reading, writing, spelling, ally excited,” she said. accustomed to online tests grammar and punctuation.

“It doesn’t define every- cient In a series of reforms by as the and highly proficient. school had opted in thing we “NAPLAN’s gone really the know about our Victorian Government to having According to the Victorian online NAPLAN kids,” he said. well this year,” said Porepun- the test has been moved to tests Government, for the previous two kah Primary School princi- March, New proficiency standards cy standards the proficienwhere it had previ- years, and will give a more their network in- with four levels pal Jill Gillies. ously run in May. of achieve- meaningful measure kids had taken it all in their frastructure experienced no ment of how “It’s been a really positive have replaced the previ- students The test is also fully online issues. stride. are progressing at experience.” ous 10-band structure and the the this year, with the exception The National Assessment time of testing and will He said that while the old national Ms Gillies said while last of the minimum stand- make it easier year three writing test. tests help Program - Literacy and Nu- year’s to identify measure literacy ard set in 2008 NAPLAN period saw “We were really im- and when tests and support students meracy (NAPLAN), is an people numeracy, it was im- were on who absent due to COV- pressed with paper. annual test for students in ID, the confidence portant to remember may be falling behind. this year they Each child’s NAPLAN report years three, five, seven and complement they had a full of the kids,” said Myrtleford don’t measure The NAPLAN test window every aspect will show how they’re of staff and stu- P-12 College vice tracknine that measures student dents. continues until Monday, principal of a child’s proficiency, like ing against their peers using Adam Lindsay. achievement in numeracy, March 27, though tests are creativity or “The year threes were reMr Lindsay said they were development. interpersonal four standards: developing, encouraged to be scheduled approaching proficient, profi- as early as possible.

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PLUNKETT A funeral service for the late Mrs Tracy Lee Plunkett will be held at St Marys Catholic Church, Lonsdale Street Hamilton, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 10am.

A Burial will be held at Bowman’s Forest Cemetery on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 2pm.

Close to Tracy’s hometown Myrtleford Victoria.

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ANGLERS are being invited to participate in the Ovens River Challenge fishing competition based at the Nimmo Bridge recreation area on Buffalo River Road at Myrtleford this weekend.

This is a ‘catch, measure and release’ only two-day event jointly organised by Native Fish Australia (NFA), Australian Trout Foundation (ATF) and the Victorian Inland Fisheries Alliance.

There will be capture prizes for trout, Murray cod and other species with special prizes and giveaways for junior anglers.

There will also be casting exhibitions and free fly and lure casting tuition for all ages on Sunday from 11am to noon; a free barbecue on Sunday; and fisheries updates from the Victorian Fisheries Authority, NFA and ATF executives.

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MARIAN College will present the families, and members of our local Shakespearean romantic comedy community. classic ‘As You Like It’ over three The hours of rehearsals, performances on Thursday, March workshopping, line learning, 30 at 7pm, Friday, March 31 at 7pm and backstage craft require both and Saturday, April 1 at 2pm at the enormous time and commitment Education Myrtleford Performing and the entire school wishes cast Arts Centre (EMPAC) in Prince and crew all the very best for their Street. last week of preparations and look Drama teacher and production forward to enjoying their talents coordinator Vicky McGowan next week. and her very talented troupe of Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students were working on this year’s all concessions and $40 for a family production as early as last year.

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT: Myrtleford CFA captain Gloria Pizzolitto and firefighter Murray Sutton will be joining volunteers in the streets to collect donations for the Good Friday Appeal on April 7.

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A TAWONGA South man is expected to be charged with serious drug cultivation charges, following a weekend raid of his property.

Officers from Mount Beauty and Myrtleford executed a search warrant at the 51-year-old’s property on Sunday, locating 13 cannabis plants, a quantity of green vegetable matter, and cannabis seeds at the rear of the property.

A police statement noted the accused man was set to be charged on summons with cultivating traffickable amounts of narcotic plants, as well as possessing a drug of dependence.

He is set to face Myrtleford Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Site prepped for school construction

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WORK has begun on Myrtleford P-12 College’s three new buildings, with the sites being prepared over the last three weeks.

Principal Zlatko Pear said he was impressed with the progress and speed of the work so far.

“It’s moving along really quickly,” he said.

He said the buildings are due to be completed in October or November, with the construction company confident they will meet the deadline.

“The way they’re humming MAKING GOOD PROGRESS: Myrtleford P12 College vice principal along at the moment, it wouldn’t Adam Lindsay, year two student Zarah Vescio (left), and prep student Franklin Scott (left) outside surprise me,” he said. the recently prepared prep to “The flow of students and year two building site. teachers has been a little bit inrent administration building tion building is completed. terrupted, but the reality is, it’s will be upgraded into an arts The development, funded not too bad.” and music area after the conby the State Government, will Mr Pear said the school’s curstruction of the new administrainclude a new indoor sports

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Vice principal Adam Lindsay said the prep to year two space is designed to be more conducive to learning, with the six individual classrooms able to be combined into a larger space, while the administration building will feature more meeting spaces, and while the gymnasium will allow them to have whole-of-school meetings like assemblies and school performances.

He said many of the contractors are local to Myrtleford and surrounds, including the arborist, surveyors, and local bus driver Chris Bonacci, who has been helping drive some of the trucks.

“Kids are really excited, asking the builder’s lots of questions,” he said.

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LOCAL CFA members are gearing up for another Good Friday Appeal this year, hoping to see the great community support continue to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Appeal volunteer Brett Michie said CFA members will be rattling cans seeking public donations along Ireland Street in Bright, with further donation tins in caravan parks across Bright, Wandiligong, Porepunkah and Harrietville.

“We’ll be down at the clocktower from the morning 9am and our trucks will visit all the caravan parks,” he said.

“It’s always a good cause, we encourage all community to dig deep with their loose change and coins and add to the fundraising.

“Also, if there’s anyone interested in volunteering, get in touch with the station or just rock up on the day to sign up.” make a huge difference to the nied and supervised at all times Myrtleford CFA captain Glo- kids at the RCH,” she said. by an adult while collecting ria Pizzolitto said she was lookRegistration and sign in for coins. ing forward to getting back out all volunteers is between 8:15 to Members will be heading to raise funds for the kids.

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Wangaratta & District Cricket Association 2022/23 season

SCOREBOARD: Saturday, March 25 - Sunday, March 26

A GRADE WANGARATTA MAGPIES DEF BY ROVERS UNITED BRUCK

A RESERVE WANGARATTA MAGPIES DEF OVENS VALLEY UNITED

B GRADE ROVERS UNITED BRUCK DEF BY YARRAWONGA MULWALA

C GRADE GAPSTED DEF BY ROVERS UNITED BRUCK

1ST INNINGS WANGARATTA MAGPIES +CD Matheson c J O’Donohue b B Bartlett ................0 J Wallace b PJ McNamara ..........................................0 P Menon c K Pienaar b B Bartlett ............................30 *J Davies c K Pienaar b B Bartlett .............................3 FR Ellis c K Pienaar b PJ McNamara ..........................6 RA Malcolm c L Whitten b JA Schonafinger ...............2 C Clement dnb ..........................................................

NJ Pell lbw b B Bartlett ............................................10 N Bonwick run out (B Nixon)....................................22 F Dent c PJ McNamara b JA Schonafinger .................6 Z Guilfoyle c GL Shantha b JA Schonafinger .............2 MD Gathercole not out...............................................0 Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 0, lb 1) ........................................3 Total ....................................................................... 84 Overs 42.5 FOW: 0 (CD Matheson) 2 (J Wallace) 5 (J Davies) 29 (FR Ellis) 32 (RA Malcolm) 44 (P Menon) 61 (NJ Pell) 79 (F Dent) 84 (N Bonwick) 84 (Z Guilfoyle). Bowling: B Bartlett 10/2/4/34, PJ McNamara 14/6/2/27, JA Schonafinger 11.5/7/3/12, B Nixon 4/1/0/5,K Pienaar 3/1/0/5.

1ST INNINGS OVENS VALLEY UNITED T Applegarth c T Rosser b T Clayton ........................ 0 *R Barry not out ..................................................... 22 SB Piazza lbw b T Clayton ........................................ 0 TW Chettleburgh b J Rufford-Sharp ...................... 20 T Thomason c T Clayton b G Kerwin........................ 5 J Riley c J Rufford-Sharp b T Clayton..................... 10 C Forde c J Rufford-Sharp b T Clayton..................... 0 R Arguello c R Delahunty b C Davies ........................ 8 F Jones b C Davies ................................................. 11 R Harris c Z Wallace b C Davies ................................ 0 +S Sanderson run out (G Kerwin) ............................ 0 PK Katta dnb .............................................................

Extras (nb 2, w 2, b 2, lb 3) ....................................... 9 Total ...................................................................... 85 Overs 55.6 FOW: 0 (T Applegarth) 0 (SB Piazza) 29 (TW Chettleburgh) 38 (T Thomason) 52 (J Riley) 52 (C Forde) 68 (R Arguello) 80 (F Jones) 80 (R Harris) 85 (S Sanderson). Bowling: T Clayton 12/9/4/10, T Rosser 9/5/0/18, J Rufford-Sharp 11/5/1/16/0, G Kerwin 8/3/1/10, N Gorman 6/3/0/4, M Prestianni 4/1/0/9, C Davies 5/0/3/13.

1ST INNINGS - ROVERS UNITED BRUCK

1ST INNINGS ROVERS UNITED BRUCK T Anderson c P Newton b N Blyth ............................. 9 X Dodgshun c C Hodgetts b AP Blyth ....................... 2 E Benton c C Hodgetts b N Blyth .............................. 9 R Parsons c A Snell b W Millis ................................. 23 M Higgs c P Newton b W Millis ................................ 25 *J Parsons c W Millis b C Hodgetts ......................... 15 L Norman not out ................................................... 53 B Benton b N Blyth ................................................... 7 I Dinsdale not out ..................................................... 6 B Allan dnb ................................................................

E Jones dnb ..............................................................

S Doyle dnb ...............................................................

R Green dnb ..............................................................

Extras (nb 6, w 12, b 0, lb 1) .................................... 19 Total ................................................................ 7/170 Overs 36.0 FOW: 18 (T Anderson) 18 (X Dodgshun) 37 (E Benton) 75 (R Parsons) 84 (M Higgs) 117 (J Parsons) 164 (B Benton). Bowling: AP Blyth 8/1/1/47, N Blyth 8/0/3/18, A Snell 4/0/0/15, W Millis 8/1/2/26, C Hodgetts 8/0/1/52, Pa O’Brien 1/0/0/11.

1ST INNINGS ROVERS UNITED BRUCK J Wilson c NJ Pell b MD Gathercole............................8 L Whitten b C Clement ...............................................1 J O’Donohue run out (Z Guilfoyle) ...........................11 *PJ McNamara not out .............................................40 K Pienaar c F Dent b FR Ellis.......................................2 B Nixon not out ........................................................19 JA Schonafinger dnb ................................................ +GL Shantha dnb ......................................................

M Whitten dnb...........................................................

J Beattie dnb .............................................................

B Bartlett dnb ...........................................................

Extras (nb 4, w 1, b 0, lb 1) .........................................6 Total ............................................................ 4/87 (cc) Overs 58.0 FOW: 11 (L Whitten) 11 (J Wilson) 33 (J O’Donohue) 41 (K Pienaar). Bowling: C Clement 13/5/1/22, MD Gathercole 12/3/1/14, FR Ellis 20/6/1/21, Z Guilfoyle 8/0/0/17, P Menon 5/2/0/12.

1ST INNINGS WANGARATTA MAGPIES L Hadden not out ................................................... 27 +Z Wallace c J Riley b F Jones .................................. 9 C Davies c F Jones b PK Katta ................................ 31 *D Larkings not out ................................................ 12 J Rufford-Sharp dnb .................................................

T Rosser dnb ............................................................

O Timms dnb............................................................

M Prestianni dnb ......................................................

R Delahunty dnb ......................................................

N Gorman dnb..........................................................

T Clayton dnb ...........................................................

G Kerwin dnb ...........................................................

Extras (nb 3, w 0, b 5, lb 1) ....................................... 9 Total ...........................................................2/88 (cc) Overs 42.1 FOW: 13 (Z Wallace) 69 (C Davies). Bowling: F Jones 9/ 2/1/16, C Forde 14.1/4/0/18, SB Piazza 4/0/0/17, R Barry 6/0/0/16, R Harris 5/0/0/8, PK Katta 4/1/1/7.

LOOK OUT: Rodrigo Arguello weaving out of the way of a short ball during his innings of eight in the A reserve grand final.

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G Elliott c JA O’Brien b G Browning ........................ 0 S Lakmal b G Browning........................................... 5 J McIntyre lbw b B Pickering .................................. 4 *M Drage b H Frauenfelder ..................................... 4 A McNamara c S Lappin b T Draffin ........................ 4 R McNamara c JA O’Brien b J Bozzola .................. 11 N O’Kane c H Frauenfelder b T Draffin .................... 1 D Gillman b J Bozzola ............................................. 7 M Nunn c O Connell b H Frauenfelder ..................... 0 W Graham not out................................................... 0 D Winter c & b H Frauenfelder ................................. 0 B Cann dnb ...............................................................

Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0) ......................................0 Total ................................................................... 36 Overs 25.5 FOW: 0 (G Elliott) 7 (J McIntyre) 11 (S Lakmal) 17 (A McNamara) 17 (M Drage) 22 (N O’Kane) 35 (R McNamara) 36 (D Gillman) 36 (m nunn) 36 (D Winter). Bowling: G Browning 6/2/2/6, B Pickering 5/3/1/7, H Frauenfelder 7.5/2/3/10, T Draffin 5/2/2/12, J Bozzola 2/1/2/1.

1ST INNINGS YARRAWONGA MULWALA O Cope not out ...................................................... 16 +JA O’Brien c A McNamara b S Lakmal .................. 7 S Lidgerwood not out ........................................... 10 J Bozzola dnb ...........................................................

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G Montgomery dnb...................................................

A Dodd dnb ...............................................................

B Pickering dnb.........................................................

S Lappin dnb .............................................................

T Draffin dnb .............................................................

Extras (nb 1, w 4, b 0, lb 0) ...................................... 5 Total ................................................................. 1/38 Overs 15.3 FOW: 22 (JA O’Brien). Bowling: M Drage 8/2/0/16, B Cann 4/0/0/10, S Lakmal 3/0/1/12.

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2023

“We just can’t wait for round one to get here”

UBFNC president eager for season kick-off

By NATHAN DE VRIES THE start of the O&K season is just a few short days away, and the excitement it palpable across Pioneer Park.

Bright travels down to Milawa to take on the Demons in the opening match of the year, and for club president Gerard Gray, it can’t come soon enough.

“There’s hardly a bigger road trip than playing Milawa at Milawa - we just can’t wait for round one to

READY TO ROLL: UBFNC president Gerard Gray said the entire club can’t wait for the season to begin.

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get here,” he said.

“We’re less than a week out, and the engagement with players has been great across the board.

“There’s a great vibe.”

“We’ve had a couple of really handy recruits join the club that we’re excited about, we’ve had a whole host of recommitments, our numbers are looking good in seniors and reserves on the football side of things.

“Netball’s been a bit of a slow burn building up numbers, but we’ve

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got fantastic numbers through the junior ranks.”

After several competitive years across the football and younger netball grades, Gray said engaging with the community and making the club a place where people want to be has been a driving force behind activities, and will continue to do so.

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“We’ve had a great takeup from local businesses

- their support and our sponsorship base is the highest that I’ve ever seen it, so that’s been amazing.”

While Bright will be on the road for round one, their first home game will be a truly titanic affair, with the traditional Easter weekend home game against Tarrawingee Bulldogs.

“It’s a marquee game for us,” Gray said.

“We’ve all been down to a hell of a lot of Easter Saturday games and it doesn’t really matter where

Bright’s finished or Tarra’s finished, it’s just an amazing day.

“There’s a huge crowd, it’s such a good feeling and it’s always competitive.

“We do a lot of planning for the Easter Saturday game but we just want to make sure everyone gets to round one fit and healthy.”

Be sure to head along to Milawa Recreation Reserve on Saturday to support the Bright footballers and netballers as they tackle season 2023.

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Youthful Mountain Men raring to go one step beyond

By NATHAN DE VRIES AFTER coming so close to glory in both football grades last year, Bright’s footballers have taken on the challenge of a new season with both hands.

Having retained the vast majority of their home-grown talent, as well as adding to their ranks with some choice recruits, the Mountain Men will be on the march.

Past players Mikka Paulsen and Chad Martin return to Pioneer Park, with some experience added by Riley O’Shea and Max Rampling.

Senior coach Paul Harrison said his side wanted to balance the youthful drive of the younger players with some more experienced campaigners.

“In the last couple of finals, we were a bit young, inexperienced,” he said.

“We’ve brought in some older heads, those late 20s - Riley O’Shea’s just turned 30, Max Rampling’s 30, so we’ve brought in some more experience into that young list which will really help us, come the back end of the year.

“Also our fitness, the fitness side of things has picked up a lot - the penny’s dropped for them that we’re in that premiership bracket, and they don’t want to let it go.”

Harrison said one of the strengths of the side, both on and off the field, was the

commitment to the community.

“We’re pretty lucky, to be honest, we’ve got a fairly solid list with a lot of local guys,” he said.

“We haven’t really lost anyone - for our culture, it goes a long way to show we’re on the right path.

“Off the field, it is a really good club to be around at the moment, everyone enjoys it up there and the whole community’s involved.

“It helps having the majority of our list being local players besides Nathan Lyons, we really don’t have anyone outside the Alpine area, a couple of boys live in Melbourne but they’re local boys.”

Off the field, it is a really good club to be around at the moment, everyone enjoys it up there and the whole community’s involved.

Harrison said their first round hit-out against the Demons at Milawa would be a great test to see where his squad stacks up.

“It should be really good, the boys will certainly be ready for it,” he said.

“It’s a great way to start the year, Milawa at Milawa, a big test.

“If we can get a win on the board in round one, it sets us up beautifully.”

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2023 COACHING TEAM: Bright FNC netball coaches (from left) Georgie Matters, Marlene Steiner and Kiah Ross.

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Clean slate for Bright netballers

By NATHAN DE VRIES BRIGHT’S A and B grade netball coach Marlene Steiner said the season was a clean slate for her newlook and revamped side.

The 2022 season saw the A grade squad only record a trio of victories, and with Steiner taking over the coaching role, the squads were primed for a change up.

“I took on the grading

with pretty much fresh eyes, with the help of Heather Thompson, who’s played a lot for Bright in the past, and Jane-Maree Paton on the selection squad,” Steiner said.

“The A and B squad shows a great deal of versatility with a mix of youth and experienced players.

“We have a commitment from a few players who will be playing and training in Melbourne during the week

who have played in the past for Bright and will be available most weekends, so that gives us a bit more strength because we’ve lost most of the A grade from last year, it’s virtually a new line up this year.”

Familiar names around Pioneer Park like Ashley Farmer, Alecia Kelly, Sarah Hourigan and Kristi Hacket will all suit up in the A grade squad, and with outstanding depth throughout the

grades, Bright’s netballers will be on the march this season.

“There are strengths all across the court,” Steiner said.

“Kristi Hacket, Cath Rupp and Jess Carnes are able to play at both ends of the court which gives us great versatility.

“Then we’ve got Maddi Muller, she can work well with Cath in defence, and one who’s coming back from

Melbourne is Ashley Farmer and Kristi in the defence circle will be strong.

“Our midcourt players like Alecia Kelly and Georgie Matters, they show speed and solid defensive skills in the mid-court.

“It’s always a bit tricky but I’m really happy with the depth we’ve got there - if people are unavailable, we’ll have the ability to try the new line-ups as the year goes on.

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By NATHAN DE VRIES MOMENTUM is the name of the game at Whorouly, as the Lions look to build on a strong back-end of last season and put some early wins on the board.

Whorouly won four matches on the trot from the last four games of the 2022 season, and with some new names joining the wellestablished squad in the maroon, 2023 is set to be a massive year.

Senior coach Riley Calvene is heading into his second year in the top job and said a post-season review was starting to bear fruit, with some impressive football on display.

“We had a really honest review of last year, we didn’t meet our standards and expectations so we had a bit

of a reset for this year,” he said.

“We’ve gotten some quality people around the club, like (playing assistant coach) Sam Burdon, and some guys with experience around the group, we’ve had a full reset and started the summer off on a really positive note.

“Guys have come back in good shape, and we’re starting to play some attractive footy which has been really exciting.

“I was probably aware of the load I’d be under, it’s just trying to people-manage everyone, get around to the whole group.

“I felt I got on my feet towards the end of the year and it showed, but it’s a fulltime job in itself.”

With a largely-retained list, the Lions have bolstered

running stocks across the half-back and into the midfield, with Myrtleford players Sam Piazza and Cody Poulton pulling on the maroon jumper this season.

“Sam Piazza’s come across from Myrtleford, he’s a great young kid and he’ll provide a lot of drive off the half-back, and he’s a really good person as well so he fits the bill in terms of culture,” Calvene said.

“Cody Poulton, the other one from Myrtleford, he’s got a really good tank on him so I really see him playing a big role through the midfield and down back, he’s a really good run-with player and like Sam, he’s a great person.

“Last year we played guys in different spots, so we’ve identified areas where guys excel in.

“The group’s starting to gel together, and guys are aware of their role and how to play it, it’s just about translating that to games instead of at training.

“The boys are looking really slick and they’re working well together at the moment.”

With a round one match scheduled against reigning premiers Benalla All Blacks at the Panthers’ home ground, the Lions will have to hit the ground running.

“We’re excited to face Benalla - you want to match the best, especially early on,” Calvene said.

“We’re really confident in how we’ve prepared this year, so we’re looking forward to the challenge “I think we’ll surprise a lot of people this year. “

LEADERS OF THE PACK: Coach Riley Calvene and captain Glen White are ready for a big season for the Lions.

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Whorouly netballers eager for season

By NATHAN DE VRIES

LIONS ROAR: Whorouly netballers (from left) Grace Way, Ebony Allen and Sarah Primerano will take on Benalla All Blacks this weekend at Friendlies Oval to kick-start their O&K campaign.

THE women of the Lions’ Den are ready to take on the 2023 Ovens and King netball competition, and with a strong A grade side leading the way, Whorouly’s netballers across all grades are in for a momentous year.

Whorouly’s A graders finished fifth on the ladder last season, but unfortunately were knocked out in the qualifying finals after a tremendous run of form.

Ebony Allen will continue on in the top coaching role, but this time she will handle the side solo.

“My previous two years of coaching, I’ve had someone beside me helping me, so it’s definitely been different,” she said.

“It’s a role that I’m really excited about and I’m

looking forward to having a go solo this year.

“We’ve had a really strong preseason - we started back in November and had a break over Christmas and New Years and started back up again in January.

“We’ve been really well, we’ve been working really hard on fitness along with our basic ball skills, and it’s coming along really nicely.

“All of the girls have been putting in a lot of effort, so it’s been really good.”

Complemented by a talented panel of coaches for the other grades, Allen said the A grade squad would look a little different this season, with some new names set to replace those who won’t be playing in the maroon this year.

“There will be a couple (positions) we’ll have to adjust - we’ve lost Bec Allen

and Jane-Maree (Fitzpatrick), both of our main midcourt players,” she said.

“We’ve had a few new girls join us this year, a couple from Myrtleford - we’ve lost a couple but we’ve also got a few new inclusions.

“It will be a bit of a different line-up but I’m positive we’re still going to be a strong side, so I’m really excited to see how we go in our first hit-out.

“Alex Muraca’s coming in who is a midcourter, so she’ll fit in nicely there along with Sarah Primerano who we are looking to try in the goals as well as the midcourt.”

The Lions will have to wait until round four to have a home game, but their season will get underway this Saturday when the Lions travel across to Friendlies Oval to take on Benalla All Blacks.

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Bombers buoyed for finals action

NO BACKWARD STEPS: Dederang-Mount Beauty senior football coach Damien ‘DJ’ Jones expects his side to be as competitive as last season.

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DEDERANG-Mount Beauty remain hopeful they have the momentum from last year’s finals heroics to be a contender again this year.

Coach Damien ‘DJ’ Jones, in his fourth year at the helm, said preseason was promising but, like most other clubs in the TDFL, it was a constant battle to get everyone to training, especially early in the year.

“We’re pretty much the same list as last year, we haven’t been able to recruit anyone as yet and I think most of the clubs in the league would tell you the same,” DJ said.

“That said, we’re not going too bad on the track, the blokes getting to training are moving the ball well and out fitness is even better this year.

“We were six points off making the preliminary final last year and although people outside the club may think differently, I still think our core group of blokes will be enough to be there again.”

The club has lost a few key players DJ said, including last

season’s best and fairest winner Elliott Powell (Albury), Nicholas Hines (Wodonga), and Joel Heiner (Wodonga).

“To lose those guys will be a blow but we wish them all the best,” he said.

“We want to see players play at the highest level they can so we wish them luck.”

DJ said he expected the improvement to come from the existing players, some through natural growth others through a greater focus on their preparation.

“Josh Kable our captain has long been one of the best players in the league but he has made it his mission this year to get even fitter,” the coach said.

“Young Lachie Brodie is just 18 and he finished fourth in our best and fairest last year.

“He plays a lot taller than he appears and I expect him to only get better.

“His brother Connor is full back and takes the best forward every week and he was another reason why we got where we did last season.

“I expect him to also be even better this year.

“My assistant coach Jordy Harrington came second in the best and fairest and he’s still one of the best in the league.”

DJ praised outgoing reserves coach David Wink for “the fine job he did over so many years” and welcomed Brad Marsh into the role.

“He’ll also be good for the twos, he’s been around the club a long time and he’s on the phones everyday getting players to commit.”

The Bombers are away to Wahgunyah in the first round and, although the visitors will start red hot favourites, DJ said they won’t be taking it easy on the Lions.

“I take my hat off to everyone at Wahgunyah for just getting through last season,” he said.

“Most clubs know how much a struggle it is to field teams week after week and I hear they have built up their numbers a bit more on last year.

“That said, we’ll go down there with all guns blazing.”

Bombers aiming for excellence

By NATHAN DE VRIES THE netballers at DederangMount Beauty FNC are eager to get stuck into the season after a positive preseason with new and returning names to the club.

A grade coach Alex Novak said this year has the potential to be one of the greatest the Bombers have experienced on the court.

“We are very keen - preseason is always long so we’re absolutely raring to get into it,” she said.

“We’re looking good, we’ve got our squad selected which was fantastic, we have some players who are returning to the club this season which is really exciting and something we’re absolutely taking as a compliment is that we’re a club that people want to return to,

and a club people want to come back and play for.

“We have a really experienced group of players across the squad - obviously you always have some younger players up and coming which is really important for the sustainability and longevity of the club, but we’ve got a lot of experience which is really fantastic.”

With some new players gearing up in the red and black, and some familiar names going around for another season, Novak said the feeling around the squad was immensely positive.

“Although we have some fresh faces and some returning faces coming in, the large majority of the squad have played together before, either in recent seasons or

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earlier,” she said.

“Some of us A graders played together 10 years ago and you jump on court and it’s like no time has passed at all.

“We still play the same, we just have a little bit more experience under our belts.”

Danielle Beer and Elise Stewart will return to the side, bolstered by pick-ups such as Mandy Fairbairn from Myrtleford and Emily Jansen Van Beek from Geelong.

The Bombers will take fewer players into their A grade side this season, with Novak putting the shift down to a desire to cut down on changes mid-game.

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takes those extra minutes to find that rhythm again, that’s where games can be lost,” she said.

“We’ve decided this year to take a really solid, smaller team into A grade which means that we can still use some really quality players in B grade, so the B grade is still really strong and we can use those strong B graders on our A grade bench if needed.

“It really puts us in a lovely position for both our A grade and B grade teams to be really solid contenders for finals this season, rather than being forced to utilise our most skilled players in A grade only.”

Dederang-Mount Beauty will start their Tallangatta and District season with a match against Wahgunyah on the road.

READY FOR TAKE-OFF: Alex Novak and the Bombers will look to take down Wahgunyah this weekend to get their season off to a flying start.

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HUNDREDS of golfers from across Victoria and southern New South Wales converged on to the Alpine region last week for the 20th annual Great Alpine Classic tournament.

The tournament was jointly run by the Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta golf clubs across three days of golf with 150 golfers participating.

Tournament director Peter Ternes said the golf played across the three days was at a high standard, despite stormy weather interrupting play in Bright and Myrtleford.

“Everyone enjoyed the three courses we played on,” he said.

“Thunderstorm delays at Bright and Myrtleford had us taken off course and almost finishing in the dark last Tuesday and Thursday afternoon; but apart from that it went very well.”

Overall winner for the men’s A grade was Alan Diggle from Melbourne based club Centenary Park, while Yvonne Everitt won in the ladies A grade from Wonthaggi.

The tournament successfully complemented the week’s usual turnout of golf.

The Great Alpine Classic, March 20, 21 and 23 Wangaratta results, March 20 Men’s A grade winner: George Weaver, 37 pts, Centenary Park.

Men’s A grade runner up: Alan Diggle, 36 Pts c/b, Centenary Park. Men’s B grade winner: William Rowe, 41 pts, Lakes Entrance. Men’s B grade runner up: Chris Thornton, 35 pts, Ocean Grove.

Ladies A grade winner: Colleen Armstrong 38 pts, Rich River. Ladies A Grade runner up: Julie Rowe, 35 pts, Lakes Entrance. Ladies B grade winner: Marian Williamson, 36 pts, Alexandra. Ladies B grade runner up: Ellen Banko, 36 pts c/b, Rich River. Ladies C grade winner: Anne Briner, 44 pts, Centenary Park. Ladies C grade runner up: Sue Mitchellhill 42 pts c/b, Centenary Park.

Nearest The Pins: 4th: Colleen Armstrong and Bradley Monkcom, 7th: Glenda Dodson and Ron Magill, 11th: Pamela Roth-

ner up: Susan Wood, 101 pts c/b, Wodonga. Ladies B grade winner: Ann Bumbers, 102 pts, Howlong. Ladies B grade runner up: Robin Weaver, 100 pts, Centenary Park. Ladies C grade winner, Bev James, 110 pts, Centenary Park. Ladies C grade runner up Sue Mitchellhill 108 pts, Centenary Park.

HAPPY DAYS: Marnie Broz (37pts) and Marg Fitridge (20pts) were winners of Tuesday’s 18 hole and nine hole competitions respectively at the Myrtleford Golf Club. field and Colin Stephens, 16th: Rob Hutchinson.

Bright results, March 21 Men’s A grade winner: Alan Diggle 33 pts c/b, Centenary Park. Men’s A grade runner up: Ron Magill, 33 pts c/b, Phillip Island. Men’s B grade winner: William Rowe, 34 pts, Lakes Entrance. Men’s B grade runner up: Raymond Borschman, 33 pts, Bright.

Ladies A grade winner: Christine McAuliffe, 38 pts, Sandhurst. Ladies A grade runner up: Susan Wood 33 pts, Wodonga. Ladies B grade winner: Ann Bumbers, 36 pts, Howlong. Ladies B grade runner up: Kathryn Stephens, 34 pts, Ocean Grove.

Ladies C grade winner: Beverly James, 43 pts, Centenary Park.

Ladies C grade runner up: Jennifer Romeo, 37 pts, Sandhurst.

Nearest The Pins: 3rd: Susan Wood and Greame Pool, 6th: Pamela Rothfield and Laurie Fitzsimmons, 11th: Kaye Sutton and Bruce Keenan, 16th: Jenny Bauerle and Paul Martin.

Myrtleford results, March 23 Men’s A grade winner: Alan Diggle, 37 pts, Centernary Park.

Men’s A grade runner up: Dylan Pool, 36 pts, Beechworth, Men’s

B grade winner: Steve O’Reilly, 40 pts, Bright. Men’s B grade runner up: Robert Wilson, 37 pts, Lakes Entrance.

Ladies A grade winner: Yvonne Everitt, 43 pts, Wonthaggi. Ladies A grade runner up: Susan Wood, 35 c/b pts, Wodonga.

Ladies B grade winner: Karen Slater, 36 pts, Rich River. Ladies B grade runner up: Bobby Thorton, 34 pts c/b, Ocean Grove. Ladies C grade winner: Bev James, 39 pts, Centenary Park.

Ladies C grade runner up: Jan Cheers, 36 pts, Centenary Park.

Nearest The Pins: 1st: Helen Emery and Dylan Pool, 8th: Vera Pazourek and Bradley Monkcom, 14th: Marlene Topp and Rob Hutchinson, 16th: Susan Wood and Ron Magill.

Great Alpine Classic overall results Men’s A grade winner: Alan Diggle, 106 pts, Centenary Park.

Men’s A grade runner up: Ron Magill, 101 pts, Phillip Island.

Men’s B grade winner: William Rowe, 104, pts, Lakes Entrance.

Men’s B grade runner up: Robert Wilson, 96 pts, Lakes Entrance.

Ladies A grade winner: Yvonne Everitt, 107 pts, Wonthaggi. Ladies A grade run-

Saturday, March 25 ALPINE DAIRY STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A grade winner: Karl O’Shuaghnessy (12) 39 pts. A grade runner up: Jade Galvan (11) 37 pts. B grade winners: Bill O’Donohue (24) 36 pts. B Grade Runners Up: Andrew Roseby (17) 33 pts c/b.

Ball winners: D Rossato 36, J Costello 33, B Carroll 33, L McIlroy 33, P Carr 32.

Foodworks NTPs: first: David Matthews, fourth second shot: Craig PIazza, eighth: Tony Chapman, 14th: Peter Stewart, 16th: David Matthews.

Matthews Cleaning Encouragement Award: Warren Rowney 18 pts.

Raffle winner: Andrew Roseby.

Wednesday, March 22 ALPINE DAIRY - STABLEFORD AMCR 71- AWCR 74 A grade winner: John Costello (23) 35 pts. A grade runner up: Kerry Newton (24) 34pts.

Ball winners: G e o r g e Browne 33pts c/b, Bill O’Donohue 33pts, Karl O’Shaughnessy 32pts.

Foodworks NTPs 1st: John Nestor, 4th 2nd Shot: David Clark, 14th: Karl O’Shaughnessy.

Tuesday, March 21 Alpine Dairy AMCR 74 A grade winner: Marnie Broz (20) 37pts. A grade runner up: Lyn Dwyer (39) 36pts c/b.

Nine hole winner: Marg Fitridge (37) 20pts.

Nine hole runners up: Kaye Holmes (44) 19pts.

Ball winners: Sarah Deas (31) 36pts, Penny Dawkins (37) 17pts c/b.

Foodworks NTPs: 1st: Jan Roseby, 2nd / 4th: Judy Bynon,14th: Kerry Newton, 16th: Marnie Broz.

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Savoy men deafened by Roar

HEADING FORWARD: New recruit Josh Zito and the Myrtleford Savoys men’s team will be looking to bounce back quickly against Albury Hotspurs this week after suffering a 5-0 loss to the Cobram Roar last week.

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THE Myrtleford Savoy men’s senior side is looking to move on quickly after a day to forget last Sunday, going down 5-0 to the Cobram Roar at Cobram.

The Savoys showed promising signs early, only trailing 2-0 at the stroke of half-time, the last scored off the feet of young Roar player Toby Wane.

Hopes of a comeback out of the sheds were dampened in the second half, however, as the Roar piled on two more goals in the second half to solidify their position.

Co-coach Richard Morgan said the Roar thoroughly outplayed his team.

“For me it was just one of those days where everything goes wrong,” he said.

“We started off ok, they scored a couple of goals in the first half and I thought perhaps we could come back in the second half, but I thought our spirit lagged a little bit once they got one in the second half.

“One of the things that was apparent was just how strong Cobram are going to be this year, I know they had their loss against Wangaratta but speaking to them they had a couple of players out that day and I would say that would have made a hell of a differ-

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ence to them.”

The Savoys lined up without their striker Matt Richardson for the second week in a row with injury while co-coach Nagus Henry started on the bench, leaving the team without a recognised striker for most of the game.

Morgan said he would like to see his team play with more discipline this week and be more ready to adapt to different styles of play as they come up against an in-form Albury Hotspurs team, who are coming off an 8-0 win over St Pat’s.

“We had a couple of players out as well which probably affected our system,” he said.

“We’re still confident for next week, we’ll certainly take this as a bit of a blip, quite often you find yourself coming back strong the week after.

“They [Albury Hotspurs] had a very good win on Sunday; I’m hoping Matt will be back from his leg injury, but Lee Hughes will be back, his pace will be very beneficial for us.”

Bye comes in good time for Savoy women

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN THE Myrtleford Savoys women’s side is keen to use midweek lessons and an extra week’s rest to continue their season momentum against the Albury Hotspurs this week.

While having the bye this weekend, the Savoys faced off against Wangaratta City last week in their FA Cup fixture off short rest from their first victory of their Division two season.

The Lady Devils were simply too good for the Savoys, defeating Myrtleford 4-0 to knock the Savoys out of the tournament behind a

hat-trick from captain Beth Cope.

But coach Gabby Paglia said while she knew coming up against a team competing in a higher division was always going to be a difficult challenge, she was rapt with her team’s effort.

“We went in thinking it was going to be a tricky game for us, so we tried to work out a way we could try and learn from it, experiment different structures and formations for ourselves,” she said.

“I think we definitely had a bit of a struggle with our structure so we’ll take that away and

kind of learn from that.

“It’s hard to analyse with what happens in the midweek season compared to the weekend season because people play in different leagues, they have different strengths and weaknesses.”

Paglia said having the team’s second bye in three weeks came in good time for the Savoys, as they look to build on their 3-0 win over the Wodonga Diamonds in their first game of the regular AWFA season.

“It was definitely handy having this week off, I’m kind of allowing some rest

after the Wangaratta game,” she said.

“It’s helped me sit back and relax a bit more and think about what we actually need to work on, sometimes it can take a while to reflect on your own play, so I think it’s allowed us to pinpoint what we might need to work on most and allows us that time to reflect and implement our ideas.

“We definitely will be working more on positioning in our throw ins, corners and just general positioning, and also working on our attacking half, timing our runs a little better.”

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Tigers and Grizzlies rule the MDBA THE grand finals of the Myrtleford and District Basketball Association (MDBA) provided a fantastic day of excitement and fun on Saturday for players and spectators.

In A Grade Women, Railway Tigers 38 defeated Venom 26, while Grizzlies took out the A Grade Men 44 against The Heat 33.

They hope everyone enjoyed their basketball season and look forward to welcoming everyone back in October.

Results  Under 12 Girls Boomers 33 defeated Lightening 14.

Best on Court - Zahlee Power.

MVP Charlotte Koers.

MVP RU - Zahlee Power.  Under 12 Boys Cobras 34 defeated Falcons 33.

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MVP RU Jade Hazeldine.  Under 17 Boys Golden State 57 defeated Knicks 50.

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MVP RU Daniel Kerr and Sam Crisp.  A Reserve Men Shockers 43 defeated Warriors 41 Best on Court - Sam Piazza MVP Simon Povolo MVP RU Owen Townsend-ONeil  A Res Women Game being played on Tuesday night A Grade Women Railway Tigers 38 defeated Venom 26.

Best on Court - Rebecca Piazza.

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MVP RU Rebecca Piazza.  A Grade Men Grizzlies 44 defeated The Heat 33.

Best on Court - Jack Woodall.

MVP Ryley Bouker.

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GRINNERS: The A grade women MDBA premiership winners the Railway Tigers (back): Rebecca Piazza, Tara Breen, (front): Janelle McMasters, Melissa Palezza, Skylah McPherson, Jaclyn McAlpine and Kelly Jackson. PHOTOS: Janet Watt

SQUAD: The champion A grade men Grizzlies team: Tom Crisp, Charlie Crisp, Jye Gribbin, Samuel Crisp, Jack Woodall.

SIGNS OF SUPPORT: The winning under 12 Boomers team of Lila Murray, Elliane Hunkin, Mia McGuffie, Skylah McPherson (coach), Zahlee Power, Arabella Chapman, Elli Lamperd couldn’t have been happier on MDBA grand final night

WINNING TIME: The A reserve men Shockers team ofAdam Pascoe, David Treloar, Chris O’Riley, Sam Piazza, Sam Niedra, Enzo Bevacqua, Owen Townsend-O’Neil and Simon Povolo had a thrilling grand final win by two points.

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The A reserve team battled it out in the WDCA grand final last weekend at WJ Findlay Reserve, where they were outplayed over the two days by the superior Wangaratta Magpies outfit, who went on to claim the Graham Kerr Shield shield by eight wickets.

Ovens Valley United president and A reserve player Thomas Chettleburgh said the Magpies were worthy winners on the weekend, bowling the Tigers out for just 85 and chasing the runs in just over 42 overs.

“They bowled really disciplined and that’s ultimately what won them the game in the end; our achilles heel all year was our batting and that was exposed on the main stage,” he said.

“Getting into the grand final itself was a massive achievement for the club, last year we fell short in the semi-final so to go another step further in A reserve and make the grand final was fantastic.

The Tigers went on a rollercoaster ride to end the season, scraping into finals by 0.21 points before knocking off the first placed YarrawongaMulwala by a solitary run with a last wicket run out.

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leading into finals there were really a lot of special moments I think all of the boys will cherish, bottle them out and use them all as some extra firepower for next year,” Chettleburgh said.

Young Magpies pace bowler Tom Clayton was awarded player of the match honours in the grand final, taking 4/10 off his 10 overs, while Robert Barry carried his bat to finish 22 not out in the Tigers’ innings.

Chettleburgh said along with the A grade side falling one wicket short of a grand final appearance and success in making finals across junior grades, the club is building a “serious platform” for long-term success.

“What it does for us as a club with a lot of people looking from the outside in, it [on field success] sells the club to them, so when you look at recruiting and retaining players, it certainly makes it a lot easier for them to make those decisions to come on board and join this ride we’re building on,” he said.

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